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Daughter of George W. Bush Supports Same-Sex Marriage
By Carla Baranauckas - Politics DailyBarbara Bush, one of the twin daughters of President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, is making public her support of gay marriage, a stand that is at odds with her father's position on gay marriage. In a video released Monday, Barbara Bush says: "I am Barbara Bush, and I am a New Yorker for marriage equality. New York is about fairness and equality. And everyone should have the right to marry the person that they love." The video was produced by an advocacy group called the Human Rights Campaign as part of the New Yorkers for Marriage Equality campaign. Like many conservatives, Barbara ...
Barbara Bush Backs 'Obamacare' on Fox News
By Katie Drummond - Politics DailyAt least one of the Bush daughters has strayed from the Republican party line -- not to mention her own father's stance -- and endorsed the Democrats' $800 billion health reform package. Barbara Bush, the 28-year-old daughter of former President George W. Bush, told Fox News she was "glad" to see the health reform bill passed. "Health care should be a right for everyone," she told Fox host Chris Wallace. In an interview with the Washington Times last year, President Bush expressed "worry" over the prospect of "encouraging the government to replace the private sector when it comes to ...
Foreign Firms Dominate Wind Energy in U.S., Land Stimulus Dollars
By Investigative Reporting Workshop - Politics DailyOn Tuesday, former President George W. Bush was the star speaker for WINDPOWER 2010 in Dallas, a conference and exhibition hosted by the American Wind Energy Association. AWEA is one of the many rich, professional associations in Washington, D.C., that collects dues from member companies and amalgamates their interests into legislative agendas. It is, in short, a lobbying group. AWEA also claims credit for being "the voice of wind energy in the U.S." by representing "more than 2,500 member companies" and offering a possible solution to the government's dream agenda for energy and ...
Laura Bush Wracked With Guilt Over Fatal Crash in Her Teens
By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics DailyFormer first lady Laura Bush finally opens up in her still-embargoed memoir about the tragic automobile accident she was involved in when she was 17. The deadly 1963 crash, at a poorly lit Midland, Texas, intersection, is a subject the former first lady rarely, if ever, talked about during eight years in the White House. As my WomanUp colleague Sarah Wildman notes, the accident "always seemed a bruise she avoided touching, a wound that had never closed." Driving her father's Chevy Impala, Laura ran a stop sign and smashed into the car of Mike Douglas, killing the star athlete who was her high ...
Opinion: Has America Already Had 'O-nough'?
By not in system - AOL News(Feb. 24) -- In 1946, Republicans ran on a campaign slogan of "Had Enough?" to mobilize voters who had grown tired of 16 years of Democratic control of Congress. Yet only one year after electing him to office, voters have grown tired of President Barack Obama, or more precisely, his agenda to "transform" the United States. So much so, in fact, that the 1946 slogan is again finding traction. With a nod to the ubiquitous Obama campaign logo, the simple question that frustrated Republicans, Democrats and Independents are asking family and friends is now: "Had O-nough?" There's a joke going ...
George Bush 41 Makes Rib Run Before Favorite BBQ Place Closes
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyPresident George H. W. Bush went to his favorite barbecue place in Houston on Tuesday for a last meal before the restaurant is turned into a -- sniff -- bank. Bush, 85, was caught by a local cameraman at Otto's Barbecue ordering his usual -- beef ribs, sausage links, beef and a side of beans – on the day before the location closes. "We've been coming here for many years, [since] 1959 I think," Bush told KHOU-TV. "And we knew Otto, and we knew his widow and just think the world of the people. And they put on a good barbecue . . . I'll miss them. Our family will miss them." Otto's ...
22 Million Bush White House E-Mails Found
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Dec. 15) -- Computer technicians have found 22 million missing White House e-mails from the administration of President George W. Bush, and the Obama administration is searching for dozens more days' worth of potentially lost e-mail from the Bush years, according to two groups that filed suit over the failure by the Bush White House to install an electronic record-keeping system. The two private groups -- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and the National Security Archive -- said Monday they were settling the lawsuits they filed against the Executive Office of ...
D.C. Unsung Hero: Malika Saada-Saar of the Rebecca Project
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyStatus in Washington, D.C., is based on power and access to power, which leads to wealth and media fame. Rarely in this town do those who have power or access to power turn down the ensuing wealth or fame. Malika Saada-Saar is one of those selfless few. Saada-Saar is the founder and executive director of the Rebecca Project for Human Rights, a non-partisan, non-profit which advocates for public policy reform and justice on behalf of women on the margins of society -- the poor, the addicted, the victims of abuse and domestic violence, and especially those in prison. Saada-Saar has effectively ...
Schwarzenegger & Shriver's Daughter Leaves Dressing Room 'in Shambles'
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyShopping at Saks Fifth Avenue in Washington, D.C. recently, Maria Shriver and her daughter left all the clothes the daughter tried on -- but didn't purchase -- on the floor of the dressing room. The sales staff was shocked that Shriver allowed her daughter, whose father is California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, to leave her rejects in a pile during their visit in mid-October. "She left the dressing room in a shambles," according to a sales clerk. "Why doesn't Maria Shriver teach her daughter manners and respect for others?" It is unclear whether it was 19-year-old Katherine or 18-year-old ...
Emily's Post: From Gossip Fodder to Gossip Columnist
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyHaving been fodder for every gossip column in town, starting today I'm turning the tables -- and becoming one D.C. gossip columnist who fully gets what it's like to be on the receiving end. Everybody knows Washington politics is not for the meek or thin-skinned. And I've lived, worked and loved D.C. politics and media since I was 18 years old. In the years since, I've toiled on the Hill, at the State Department, in the Bush 43 administration, and for the Washington bureaus of two TV network news divisions. I've also counted chads in the Florida recount, run for my life from the Capitol on ...
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